When comparing Unclutter vs TextWrangler, the Slant community recommends TextWrangler for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?”TextWrangler is ranked 56th while Unclutter is ranked 58th. The most important reason people chose TextWrangler is:

It starts up fast because is not bloated. It has all the essentials of a text editor.

Pros

Pro

Keep desktop clean(er)

Instead of keeping commonly used files on the desktop, you can tuck them away to the top of the screen. This can unclutter your screen, or create more room for more icons if you like quick access to everything.

Pro

Convenient and fast access to files and notes

Unclutter lives in the navbar at the top of your screen, and is always accessible. Any files and notes stored in Unclutter can be quickly accessed from anywhere, with just a mouse movement and scrolling down.

Pro

Fast to start up

It starts up fast because is not bloated. It has all the essentials of a text editor.

Pro

Free

Free but capable alternative to BBEdit.

Pro

Built-in FTP/STFP browser

Edit remote files easily.

Pro

Robust

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Cons

Con

Can't keep visor open when typing in other applications

The unclutter visor will not stay open when working/typing in other apps. Sometimes it is desirable to use the visor to re-type things, it's not possible outside of copying and pasting, or opening and re-closing the visor.

Con

$10 seems a bit much for what it does

Con

No Longer Maintained

Bare Bones, the developers of TextWranger, recently ended maintenance and support for the product. Per the Bare Bones website (https://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/): "We have sunsetted TextWrangler, and we encourage anyone interested in TextWrangler to download and use BBEdit instead."

Con

Not Compatible with macOS High Sierra (10.13+)

Per the Bare Bones website (https://www.barebones.com/support/new-os.html): "TextWrangler is not compatible with High Sierra. We suggest that you use BBEdit as an alternative . . . ." Since Bare Bones officially sunsetted the product, it will unlikely be compatible with subsequent macOS release versions either.

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